The product
Quartirolo Lombardo Stagionato DOP
DOP cheese from Lombardy made with cow's milk and aged for about 40 days
Code:
20966
Country of origin:
Italy - Lombardy
Type of Milk:
Cow's milk
Weight:
1,8 kg approx
Minimum order:
1 wheel
| Description | Traditional cheese Lombardy produced with cow's milk, with a crumbly paste and intense taste |
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| Appearance | Square shaped with a soft, thin, wrinkled and rose-coloured rind. The paste is white and without holes, compact but crumbly |
| Taste | The taste is sweet, delicate and fragrant, slightly acidic |
| Curiosity | The origin of the name of this cheese derives from a type of fodder: once, when the cows returned to the valley from the summer pastures, around the end of September, the animals were fed with the 'quartirola' grass born after the third cut |
| Suggestions | Excellent as a table cheese served with warm bread; try it also in the preparation of autumn dishes or pies |
| Weight | 1,8 kg approx |
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| Packaging | Wrapped in paper and vacuum packed |
The producer
Carozzi Formaggi - Pasturo (LC) - Lombardy
Why we chose them
Valsassina, the area of Lecco lake, offers a special microclimate that is ideal for the processing of cheese. It is here that the family Carozzi has
worked for more than 50 years. Founded in 1960 by Aldo Carozzi, the company is run now by the third generation: Roberto Carozzi with his wife
Donata and their three children Vera, Aldo and Marco. Carozzi combines his passion, the modern technology of his factory and the precious milk
from the dairies of the area. In his modern factory in Pasturo (LC), the human effort is still fundamental and it focuses on the maturation of the
cheese, the main activity of Carozzi business for all these years. With commitment and know-how, sensibility and patience, skill and respect,
Carozzi
refines all the great PDO cheeses of Lombardy region: Gorgonzola, Taleggio, Quartirolo
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